Central Michigan University Athletics
Gymnastics Headed to Georgia for NCAA Regionals
3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan gymnastics has earned a top three seed at the NCAA Regional Championships for only the second time in program history.
The Chippewas are the No. 3 seed at the Athens Regional hosted by the University of Georgia. The regional championships are set for Saturday, April 5, in Stegeman Coliseum beginning at 4 p.m.
Host Georgia is the top seed while in-state rival Michigan is the No. 2. The remaining teams are No. 4-seed Ohio State, No. 5-seed NC State and No. 6 Rutgers. This is CMU's first trip to Athens to compete.
CMU's only other top 3 seed came in 2005 when the Chippewas were the No. 3 seed in the Seattle region. Central Michigan finished the regular season ranked 18th in the nation with a regional qualifying score in 196.300, the best RQS in program history.
This is also the sixth-straight time the Chippewas have qualified for regionals and the 11th appearance in school history. This is the most consecutive regional bids and the most total appearances in Mid-American Conference history.
CMU's rotation will be vault, bye, bars, beam, bye and floor.
The top two teams at regionals will advance to the national championships April 18-20 in Birmingham, Ala.
